She’s electric
She’s in a family full of eccentrics
She’s done things I never expected
And I need more time.

-Oasis

Get some intense color in the form of a flattering, simple,
easy-to-fit, grown-up cardigan. This
piece was designed to show off the vibrant,
high-contrast variegated colors of Lorna’s
Laces. In fact, Lorna’s Laces chose the colors for it after
I told them they could “go nuts.”

Making a large garment out of an intensely variegated colorway
like the juicy citrus Tomfoolery is daunting,
I admit it. The yarn itself is filled
with movement and play due to the fact
that it has extreme warm/cool and light/dark
contrasts. However, when paired with
a solid, in this case, Berry, a skein
or two of really intense yarn can be
the focal point of a simply shaped sweater.

This cardigan is worked in one piece from the top down. The
slimming waistband is worked in a slipped-stitch pattern that
only requires using one color per row, and pulls in the stitches
to create shaping.

Whether
you choose solid or variegated yarns, high or low contrast, electric
or subtle colors, this easy, quick project is perfect to layer
or wear on its own all year long.

PATTERN NOTES[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

m1L (left-leaning increase): Insert
left needle, from front to back, under horizontal strand of
yarn running between last stitch on left needle and first stitch
on right needle; knit this stitch through back loop. 1 stitch
increased.

m1R (right-leaning increase): Insert left needle, from back
to front, under horizontal strand of yarn running between last
stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit
this stitch through front loop. 1 stitch increased.

T2RP: K into front of second st on left needle, p into first
st on left needle, drop both sts from left needle.

T2LP: P into back loop of second st on left needle, k into first
st on left needle, drop both sts from left needle.

Note: If you find it difficult to work the right and left twists
as described above (T2RP and T2LP), they can also be worked using
a cable needle as follows:

T2RP: On RS and WS Rows: Sl 1 st to cable needle and hold to
back of work; k1 from left needle, p1 from cable needle.

T2LP: On RS and WS Rows: Sl 1 st to cable needle and hold to
front of work; p1 from left needle, k1 from cable needle.

Work in pattern until work measures 4.25[4.25, 4.75, 5, 5.25,
5.5] inches from underarm or to approx. 2 inches above waist,
ending with a RS row.Note: This is a good time to transfer
sts to waste yarn and try on sweater to check length.

WAISTBAND
Wind a small ball of MC. When working waistband, some
rows will be worked using MC, and some rows using CC. When working
CC rows, the first and last 3 sts will be worked using MC; work
one set of 3 sts using main working ball of MC, and other set
of 3 sts using the small ball of MC.

When switching from one color to the next, drop the color you
have been knitting with, and bring the yarn for the next color
up under the yarn of the previous color before you continue knitting.
This will twist the 2 yarns around each other.

Always slip stitches purlwise, with yarn held to WS of work
(held to back of work on RS rows and front of work on WS rows).

Continue in stockinette st, working first and last 3 sts in
pattern as set, until work measures 11[11, 12.25, 12.75, 13.75,
14.25] inches from underarm or 1 inch less than desired length
to lower edge, ending with a WS row.

Work 6 rows in 1x1 Rib as for neckband.
BO all sts knitwise.

SLEEVES
Place 46[50, 54, 60, 64, 68] held sts of one sleeve on
double-point needles. Using MC, pick up and k 4 sts in CO sts
at underarm, placing marker after second st to indicate beginning
of round; k all held sts, then k first 2 picked-up sts to reach
end of round. 50[54, 58, 64, 68, 72] sts.